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samādhijaṁ

samādhija

adjective, accusative singular neuter; or past participle (samādhija-)

1. born of concentration
2. arisen from collectedness
3. produced by mental unification

Built from

• sam — prefix · together
  Brings things into one; here, the unification of mind's attention.
• ā — prefix · toward
  Reverses motion verbs; here combines with dhā to mean 'bring toward/gather'.
• dhā — root · place, put
  √dhā 'put, place'; in samādhi it suggests the placing or fixing of mind.
• ja — stem · born, arisen
  From √jan 'to be born, arise'; describes what is produced by the preceding noun.
• ṁ — ending · accusative singular neuter
  Marks the word as object of a verb or attributive modifier in accusative case.

Analysis. samādhi (concentration, collectedness) + ja (born, arisen): literally 'born of concentration'. The word describes mental states, faculties, or insights that originate from and depend upon deep meditative stability.

Etymology. samādhi is sam- (together) + ā- (toward) + √dhā (place, put), literally 'placing together', the gathering of mind into unified focus. ja is from √jan (be born, arise), cognate with English 'kin', Latin 'genus', Sanskrit 'jan'. The compound expresses the Buddhist notion that certain insights and spiritual qualities are fruits of sustained meditative practice.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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